বোন

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Abhiśruti transformation of earlier বইন (boin), h-dropped form of an even earlier বহিন (bohin), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀡𑀻 (*bahiṇī), from Sanskrit *बघिनी (baghinī). Doublet of ভগিনী (bhogini).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bon/, [ˈboːn], [ˈbon]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bon/, [ˈboːn], [ˈbon]
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  • Homophone: বন (bon)
  • Rhymes: -on

Noun

বোন • (bōn)

  1. sister

Inflection
Inflection of বোন
nominative বোন
bon
objective বোনকে
bon (semantically general or indefinite) / bonke (semantically definite)
genitive বোনের
boner
Indefinite forms
nominative বোন
bon
objective বোনকে
bon (semantically general or indefinite) / bonke (semantically definite)
genitive বোনের
boner
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative বোনটা, বোনটি
bonṭa (colloquial), bonṭi (formal)		 বোনেরা
bonera
objective বোনটাকে, বোনটিকে
bonṭake (colloquial), bonṭike (formal)		 বোনদের(কে)
bonder(ke)
genitive বোনটার, বোনটির
bonṭar (colloquial), bonṭir (formal)		 বোনদের
bonder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

See also

(elder sister):

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